Inhaled Sedation and Reflection Systems

Abstract

Volatile anesthetics are increasingly frequently used to sedate intensive care unit (ICU) patients who are receiving invasive mechanical ventilation. The AnaConDa{\texttrademark} (Sedana Medical, Stockholm, Sweden) is the most frequently used administration system. It is intended for use in a single patient for up to 24 h. Up to now, 2.3 million devices have been sold globally [1]. There is a growing body of literature showing advantages of volatile anesthetics over intravenous sedatives [2, 3] and inhaled sedation has been adopted by the German, British and Spanish sedation guidelines [4--6].